Detachable can spout and opener



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' UNITED STATES I .l.556,206 PATENT. OFFICE.

no! N. mom, 0! sm'r'rLE, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOB TO nnn'rs-a-NEED NANUI'AC- TUBING 00., A conron'a'rroN.

DE'IAGKABDE CAN SPOU'I. AKD OPENER.

Application filed April 26, 1928. Serial 110. 634,747-

To allwhomitma camera:

Be it known t at I, ROY N. DIGKEY, a citizen of the United States, d a resident of Seattle, King County, Was ington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Detachable Can Spouts andO-peners,. of which the following is a specifica-.

tion.

This invention relates to a detachable spout and can opener, and more particularly to improvements in devices of that character a-rticularly usefulfor decanting liquids from sealed metallic cans; the prinp wall 3 of the container.

cipal object of this invention being to provide a detachable pouring spout with an 1nvtegrally formed tubular shank for cutting container to receive the and having means thereon for seholding the-spout in fixed relation to the container.

spout Another object IS't'O provide a device ofthe above character wherein the pouring spout is'of greater diameter than the cutting shank and forms' an annular shoulder that prevent shank. close serves as an abutment for a sealing washer, and wherein the shank has a threaded portion providing means whereby the Washer;-

may be tightened against the can wall to any" possible leakage. w

\ A still further object resides in the prm vision of piercing points of different length at opposite sides of the cuttin shank in insertion of the evice when as easyas possible.

Another object of the invention resides in the provisions of openings through the to the spout whereby draining f the entire contents from a can is made gossible.

- Other objects reside in the various details of construction and combination of parts embodied in the invention andin the manner in which such devices are-applied.

In accomplishing these objects, I have provided the improved details of construction,{the preferred. forms of which, are; illusn the accompanying drawings,

trated. 1

wherein is a perspective view showing 9. ed with a detachable spout conplied in accordance with the Figure 1 structed and ap present invention.

-' Figure. 2 is aside view of the device "as "applied to a can wall.

' tendin concentr cally from the base thereof,

monly used for syrup, oil; and similar substances, and 2 designates, in its entirety, a

detachable spout and opener, embodying the resent invention, that is applied to an 'end The device 2 comprises apouring spout4 preferably-of cyli'ndricalform with an open upper end over 'which a cover or cap 5 is removably fitted; the latter serving as a means for retaining the spout clean and also, in case no stopper is used in the device, as means for preventing the entrance of any foreign substance into the container through the spout. v Y

Formed integral with the spout Land exis atu 'ular shank 6; this is ofsmaller diameter than the spout and provides an.an-,

nular shoulder or abutment 7 against which a asket or washer 8,.of rubber or any other suitable material, is seated. 7 That portion of the shank adjacent the spout is provided exteriorly and interiorly with screw threads 9 which are pressed outwardly from the shank so that the outside diameter of the threaded portion is greater than the outside diameter of the lowerportion, which enters the can first when the'device is applied.

The lower part'of the shank 6 terminates in two oppositely disposed piercing points 10 and 11,-which are, of considerable length, but preferably with the point 10 extended farther than the point 11 so they will not both enter a can wall at the same time, thus insuring easier application of the device. Theopposite edges ofthe two piercing memhere, are sharpened from the inside of the device outwardly, as shown at 12, so that when the device is pressed through a can wall, the edges of the hole in the can wall will be left sharp and will not be downwardly i cutting edges were beveled the opposite way.

crimped as would be the case if the i the threaded. portion,

ports 14 which will lie close to the can wall and through which contents of the can may flow into the spout,.thereby insuring com- ;plete drainage. I f 6 Hit is desired, a stopper, or cork 15 may be applied, as shown in Figure 3, to prevent leakage if the can is to be transported with the spout in :place. The-enlargement of the spout permits easy app ication or removal of the cork from the shank opening and per mits the use of such a stolpper without interferingwith the use of t e cap 5.

If it should be desired, the spout could be reinforced with ribs which would permit it to be driven into a can but for all ordinary uses, it can be made sufiicientl heavy in the form illustrated to withstan required for its insertion.

It is also. apparent that a pourintgllip could .2 be provided on the spout and that e orm of the cover could be changed to fit such a gg P- th the device so constructed it would be applied to a can by pressing the iercing pomts and 11 through the can wa lup to then by turning'the out, the threads lwill clamp the gasket tightly against the wall to prevent any possible leakage about the opening.

When the shank is pressed throu h the wall it cuts out a circular piece whic falls 7 to the bottom of the container and being contents thereof, remains heavier than the at the bottom. 86' JiAfter the spout is thus attached, ouring from the container may be done int e ordig nary manner upon the removal of cover 5 and steipper 15, which may be replaced and will e ectively seal the contamer against leakage when m any position. I The pouring spout may be made, of sufiicient diameter that no other air vent need le madein the containerto insure aready ow. 5 Such a device can be made in variou's sizes,

the pressure can be easily or quickly applied or removed, and can be used on different cans for an in: definite length of time. It is of simple construction, can be easily cleaned and kept sanitary and can be manufactured and sold at a relatively small cost.

Having thus described my invention; what I claim as newtherein and desire to secure. by Letters-Patent, is:

1. A device of the class described comis 21 A device of the class described com- 70.

prising a pouring s out with a mounting shank of substantia y lesser diameter extending centrally from and joining the spout in an annular shoulder and terminating at its end in two oppositely disposed-piercing points with outwardly bevelled edges adapt ed to make an opening in the wall of the container equal in diameter to the outside a diameter of the shank and a gasket located about the shank and against the shoulder; said-shank bein extenorly threaded adjacent the'spout or application to the container opening formed by the insertion of the piercing points and shank and bein interiorly threaded to receive and retain a8 sto per.

' igned at Seattle King County, Washingan, this 2cm day of April,'1923. I I I in N. DICKEY. 

